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National Field Trial Champion Association (NFTCA), Inc. Standards of Qualifications for the 122nd Running of Championship beginning February 8, 2021 Check #5 to make sure the event you attend is listed as a “Qualifying Trial”. 1. All entries must have at least two first place wins in Qualifying Trials as specified in this notice to initially qualify. The second place winner in qualifying trials with a minimum of 80 entries, will count as a win towards qualifying status as well. Dogs which were eligible for the 2020 or earlier National Championships must have a placement (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) since February 8, 2020, to compete in the 2021 National Championship. All entries made with the understanding that all participants must either be at the drawing and/or have a representative at the drawing to represent that dog’s interest in the 2021 National Championship, and all participants must use a solid barrel gun when flushing during the competition . 2. The 2020 winner will be eligible for the 2021 National Championship, but must re-qualify for subsequent years. 3. All entries qualified as of December 31, 2020, must be submitted in writing with full particulars, accompanied by the nominating fee, DNA Certificate and must be in the Ames office by February 1, 2021 . Dogs qualifying after the December 31, 2020 deadline must have their entries in before the drawing, February 6, 2021. There is no provision for a dog that is qualified by the December 31, 2020 deadline to "re-qualify" for the 2021 National between January 1, 2021, and February 6, 2021. 4. All entries must be registered in the Field Dog Stud Book and all wins entered in the permanent files of The AMERICAN FIELD . Entries may be made only in the name of the owner(s) of record in the Field Dog Stud Book and all entries must have an approved and accepted DNA Certificate on file with The AMERICAN FIELD and a photocopy of the same DNA Certificate must be submitted with the official nomination form. Starting fees must be paid before the dog competes. 5. The following trials, when conducted on a minimum of three individual 1-hour courses for a minimum scheduled period of 1-hour per brace in either first or second series, are designated as Qualifying Trials for the 2021 National Championship: Alabama Open All-Age Championship All-Age Championship North Dakota Open All-Age Classic Alberta Classic (Stoughton, Sask.) Georgia Derby Championship Northwest Chukar Open All-Age Championship All-America Prairie Championship Georgia Quail Championship Championship All-America Derby Championship Heartland Open All-Age Pacific Coast Derby Championship All-America Quail Championship Hell Creek (MS) Open All-Age Pacific Coast Open Championship American Derby Invitational Championship Hobart Ames Memorial Open All-Age Classic Pelican State Open All-Age American Quail Classic Open All-Age (Clarksville) Inola Open All-Age Prairie Open All-Age Benton County (Mississippi) Open All-Age International Pheasant Championship Quail Championship Invitational Bill Andrews Open All-Age (Central Carolina) Kansas Prairie Open All-Age Classic (Jayhawk OA-A) Region 8 Championship Association Open All-Age Black Belt (Alabama) Open All-Age Classic Kentucky Lake Open All-Age Rend Lake Open All-Age Bluegrass Quail Classic (Berea, Ky.) All-Age Championship Saskatchewan Open Chicken Championship Border International Chicken Championship Kentucky Quail Classic Solatex FTC Cajun Classic Broomhill Open All-Age (Iron Nation) Lee County (Georgia) FTA Open All-Age Southeastern Open All-Age Championship Buck-Tuck Open All-Age Lynn Taylor Open All-Age Classic (Carroll County) Southern Field Trial Championship California Bird Dog Championship Manitoba Championship Southern Pines Classic California Chukar Championship Masters Open Quail Championship Southland Open All-Age Championship California Open Championship Mid-America Open All-Age Championship Southwestern Championship California Pheasant Championship Mississippi Open All-Age Championship Stillwater Open All-Age California Quail Championship Missouri Open All-Age Sunflower State Kansas Open All-Age Championship Cascade Open All-Age Championship Missouri Open Championship Sunshine (Florida) FTC Open All-Age Classic Cecil Proctor Open All-Age National Chukar Championship Tar Heel Open Championship Continental All-Age Championship National Derby Championship Texas Open Championship Continental Derby Championship National Free-For-All Championship United States Open Championship D.E. Hawthorne Open All-Age Border Classic National Pheasant Championship U.S. Chicken Championship (Northern States) Dixie Open All-Age North Carolina F.T.A. Open All-Age West All-Age Dominion Chicken Championship Quail Championship All-Age Championship Entries in open events must not be restricted due to time limitations. All Qualifying Trials MUST include the names of the judges in their initial advertisement. REPLACEMENT OF ANNOUNCED JUDGES MUST BE EXPLAINED IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY, NFTCA, INC. Failure to comply with this requirement will IMMEDIATELY DISQUALIFY the event as a Qualifying Stake for the National Championship. It is recommended that all Qualifying Stakes have a minimum of 20 entries, except for the trials located in the extreme Western U.S. (the western north/south border of Colorado & New Mexico being the dividing line) shall be allowed to have a minimum of 15 entries. 6. Qualifying Trials will be reviewed annually in February for eligibility. 7. Qualifying Trials as designated above that are NOT conducted, for whatever reason, during the time February 8, 2020 to February 6, 2021, must send written notification to the Secretary, NFTCA , to retain “Qualifying Status”. A copy of the FORM FOR ESSENTIAL DATA recognizing the official winners and judges submitted to the American Field must also be submitted to the Secretary, NFTCA. 8. Clubs sponsoring Qualifying Trials as designated above and desire to RELOCATE their running grounds OR experience a substantial change in officers and directors must formally petition the NFTCA for continuation of their qualification status prior to actual relocation or running of their event. Forms to expedite this process are available from the secretary, NFTCA. 9. Clubs which are not included in the above and approved list of Qualifying Trials and desire to conduct a qualifying event for the 2022 National Championship may request an Application Form from the Secretary, NFTCA, Inc., P.O. Box 389, Grand Junction, TN 38039 or call (901) 878-1067. The NFTCA will receive applications until February 1, 2021, and will announce changes, if any, in the Qualifying Trials and/or standards prior to March 31, 2021. 10. "Qualifying Certificates" must be purchased before a Qualifying Trial conducts their event for the 2021 National Championship. Cost for the 2021 "Qualifying Certificate" is $200.00 and may be purchased from the Secretary, NFTCA, Inc., P.O. Box 389, Grand Junction, TN 38039. Clubs not purchasing “Qualifying Certificates” may be dropped from the list of qualifying events for the 2022 National Championship. 11. To facilitate an increase in the Purse of the National Championship and to fund the many activities that makes THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP the premier bird dog event in North America, all Clubs hosting National Championship qualifying events will be required to collect a “Participation Fee” of $20/dog starting in the 2013/2014 Field Trial Year (beginning August, 2013 and forward). This “Participation Fee” is “over and above” each Club’s “normal” entry fee and is not to be included in the club’s purse. Each club will then forward a check to the Secretary of the NFTCA. Example: a 40-dog stake x $20/dog = $800 sent to the Secretary, NFTCA. Clubs NOT submitting their surcharge funds will immediately be disqualified. 12. Any dog qualified for the 2021 National Championship as a result of placements only in Derby competition may, at the discretion of the owner(s) and with proper notification to the Secretary, NFTCA, can compete in either the 2021 or 2022 National Championships. All Standards for the year elected for competition are applicable. Email: [email protected] — KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE — Web Site: http://www.amesplantation.org